With qualifying out of the way, we're gearing up for the
French Grand Prix tomorrow at the Circuit Paul Ricard at Le Castellet! Need a quick reminder of how the grid will line up, penalties included? We have you covered!
Qualifying recap
Lewis Hamilton grabbed his 60th pole position in
Mercedes colours on Saturday afternoon, with
Valtteri Bottas securing the 63rd Mercedes one-two in team history. The duo once again proved how far the Silver Arrows are ahead of the other teams, with
Ferrari's
Charles Leclerc coming the closest in P3.
Leclerc's teammate
Sebastian Vettel had a very frustrating afternoon in the south of France, failing to set a time in his first run in Q3 and only coming in seventh in his final run. He'll start behind both
McLaren cars, who impressively qualified P5 and P6, and
Max Verstappen in P4.
Lando Norris' P5 is the best McLaren qualifying result since Jenson Button qualified third at a soaking wet Spielberg in 2016.
Further back on the grid, home team
Renault had one representative in
Daniel Ricciardo in P8, with teammate
Nico Hülkenberg not getting through Q2 as the German will start from P13.
Lance Stroll made it 12 straight times without getting through Q1, with the Canadian youngster qualifying 18th. He'll start from P17, however, with
Daniil Kvyat having picked up a grid penalty for replacing his power unit for the third time.
Here's the full starting grid, as it stands!
2019 French Grand Prix: Provisional starting grid
1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | |
| 2. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) |
3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) | |
| 4. Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) |
5. Lando Norris (McLaren) | |
| 6. Carlos Sainz Jr. (McLaren) |
7. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) | |
| 8. Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) |
9. Pierre Gasly (Red Bull Racing) | |
| 10. Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo Racing) |
11. Alexander Albon (Toro Rosso) | |
| 12. Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo Racing) |
13. Nico Hülkenberg (Renault) | |
| 14. Sergio Pérez (Racing Point) |
15. Kevin Magnussen (Haas F1) | |
| 16. Romain Grosjean (Haas F1) |
17. Lance Stroll (Racing Point) | |
| 18. Robert Kubica (Williams) |
19. George Russell (Williams)* | |
| 20. Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso)** |
*
George Russell has taken a 15-place grid penalty for changing control electronics.
** Daniil Kvyat has taken a penalty for changing multiple power unit elements, breaking the maximum amount of parts allocated for one season.
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